Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 881 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) are
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) three
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) village
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
21. 21.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) children
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet

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